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Opposition legislation aimed at providing the needy with food has been approved by the Senate.
The Good Samaritan Food Donation Act won bipartisan support in the House of Assembly at the end of a four-hour debate in which the Government side started ...
DATE: Jun 10, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Delinquent employers who shirk paying health insurance for their staff can now be named in public.
The Health Insurance Amendment Act 2015 has been approved by the Senate with Opposition support, although the Progressive Labour Party’s Diallo Rabain ...
DATE: Jun 10, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Sweeping reforms to the criminal justice system have been proposed, including shortening trials and new powers for the Department of Public Prosecutions to reopen old cases if “compelling new evidence” is brought before the court.
This latter aspect ...
DATE: Jun 06, 2015
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Politics
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A motion of censure against Speaker of the House Randy Horton has been passed over for a third week.
Mr Horton was accused by the Progressive Labour Party of misconduct by suppressing debate — dating back to a stormy session of Parliament in March th...
DATE: Jun 06, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Grant Gibbons, the Minister for Economic Development, gave a ministerial statement on the new National Electricity Sector Policy that he presented to the House of Assembly this morning.
Calling it a “key step” in changing how Bermuda sources and use...
DATE: Jun 05, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
A heartfelt address to Parliament by One Bermuda Alliance backbencher Leah Scott prompted comment this evening from the Progressive Labour Party.
An occasionally emotional Ms Scott pleaded for collaboration and for Members of Parliament to “listen to...
DATE: Jun 02, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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A new schedule for a national census has been approved after what were initially strenuous objections from the Opposition.
In a switch from the five-year schedule set in 2002, and last carried out for the 2010 census, the count is now left to the Pre...
DATE: Jun 01, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The One Bermuda Alliance last night issued a statement of support for backbencher Leah Scott, who appeared to break with party ranks during Friday’s House of Assembly.
A spokesman said Bermuda’s people wanted their elected officials to work together,...
DATE: Jun 01, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A working group has been assigned to “frame terms of reference that will guide the process for developing recommendations regarding school reorganisation and possible closure”, Minister of Education Wayne Scott told the House of Assembly on Friday.
T...
DATE: Jun 01, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
The Bermuda Government’s links with the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and CIBC World Markets were detailed in a testy exchange between Minister of Finance Bob Richards and Shadow Minister of Finance David Burt.
During Friday’s House of Assembly,...
DATE: Jun 01, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill